Facebook Pixel- What It Is, How To Install And Use It

How to install The Facebook pixel

Facebook Pixel, an invisible online monitor.

Interestingly, every action we take on the internet is being monitored by an invisible eye embedded in websites called The Facebook Pixel.

This unseen observer sits quietly in the background, taking note of every action we take on a site be it shopping, watching movies, or just skimming through articles and write-ups.

It keeps a tab on all our activities and syncs them to our Facebook account for future use to the benefit of the site owners.

In this post, you will discover how to install and use the Facebook pixel to track site visitors and improve the effectiveness of your social media campaigns.

WHAT IS FACEBOOK PIXEL?

Facebook pixel is an analytics tool that informs of a code that is inserted on a website to track visitors.

It tracks website visitors’ onsite behavior and links it to their Facebook profiles.

The pixel fires and tracks when someone takes an action on a website.

The data generated by the Facebook pixel tracker helps advertisers to target and retarget those users in the future.

Using a custom audience, they can gain more insights about the audience, send targeted messages to those that are aware of their brand.

They can also analyze the effectiveness of their social media campaigns and conversion funnels.




h2>WHY YOU NEED TO SET UP THE FACEBOOK PIXEL

The Facebook pixel gives useful information to help you create better ads and target your audience effectively;

Generated data from the Facebook pixel tracker helps ensure your ads are shown to the audience most likely to take the expected action.

This will in turn boost your Facebook conversion rate and give a better return on investment (ROI).

Below are some of the reasons you should consider Facebook pixel

• Retargeting;

  Facebook retargeting pixel data and dynamic ads allow you to show targeted ads to people who have already visited your site.

• Track conversions;

  It also tracks conversions and analyses your sales funnel. Facebook conversion tracking gives you an insight into how your audience interacts with your ads, this will help you redefine your strategy.

• Facebook pixel is also useful in tracking metrics like cost per lead or cost per conversion.

• Optimize for conversion;

  The only conversion one can optimize for in the absence of a pixel is link clicks. The pixel enables you to optimize for conversions that align closely with your business goals such as purchases and sign-ups.

• Custom and lookalike audience from your website; It builds a custom audience for retargeting and lookalike audiences for cold traffic campaigns.

Note that Facebook pixel tracker starts collecting data and tracking visitors from the time it is installed, it doesn’t work in retrospect.

If you are using Facebook ads currently or you have plans to use it in the future, I  will advise you to install this amazing tool, since it can retain the record for a period of 180days and the installation is free.

Having said this, let us see how to install the Facebook pixel.

HOW TO CREATE THE FACEBOOK PIXEL

Having seen some of the reasons you need a Facebook pixel, it’s time to create yours, and I will be showing how in a few steps;

1. Navigate to the Facebook event manager, click the drop-down arrow button, and select pixel.
2. Click Connect Data Sources and select Web.
3. Select Facebook Pixel and click Connect.
4. Create your Pixel Name.
5. Enter your website URL to check for easy setup options. Check How To Create A Website.
6. Click Create.

The event manager allows one pixel for each ad account, but if you want to use more than one pixel per ad account, use the Facebook business manager.

Once you’ve created your pixel, you’re ready to enter the Facebook pixel code on your website. For instructions on how to do this, follow the steps below.

HOW TO INSTALL AND USE FACEBOOK PIXEL ON YOUR WEBSITE

When you have the Pixel on your site, it gives you an incentive to advertise with Facebook and Instagram.

There are three ways to install Facebook pixel on your website;

1)     By installing the Facebook pixel code manually on your website:

To do this simply input the pixel code on the header of your website, so that it will appear on every page on your website. Once this is done, any action taken by visitors on your site will be tracked.

2)     Through the use of integration or Tag Manager:

This process is very easy with stores on Shopify. Simply navigate to Facebook Business Manager, copy the Pixel ID, not the code, just the ID, and then go to Shopify admin, navigate to online stores, drop it in your Shopify store preferences, and click save.

3)     Via Email instructions to a developer:

Your web developer can help you install the Facebook pixel, all you need to do is email the code and instructions, and the job will be done.

You can do this by selecting the third option, “Email Instructions to a Developer,” and entering their address email.

To confirm that your tracking pixel is properly installed and functioning, download and run the Facebook Pixel Helper extension on your site, from Chrome Browser.

Facebook Pixel Helper also notifies you of errors – enabling you to repeat the installation steps to guarantee that it’s working correctly.

Once the Pixel Helper displays no errors, you can start viewing real-time event and conversion data in your Facebook marketing campaigns.

CONCLUSION

The Facebook pixel is code placed on websites to tracks site visitors, and help businesses get a better return on investment on their Facebook advertisements through; Custom audiences from your website, Custom conversions, Custom and standard events, etc.

It provides useful data for powerful audience building and tracking and retargeting options. Facebook pixel ID is seen in the ads manager dashboard, everyone running ads should take advantage of this amazing tool.

 

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